Karlsruhe, 5.12.2024 – Asseco Solutions is once again supporting those in need this year with donations in kind and small Christmas gifts. Around 60 employees in Germany and Austria took part in the campaign and packed a total of 526 gift bags with food, hygiene articles and small Christmas gifts. Yesterday evening, Asseco board members Ralf Bachthaler and Sascha Wellershoff handed over the 426 parcels for the Karlsruhe area to representatives of five local charitable organizations: the Durlacher Tafel, the Bahnhofsmission Karlsruhe, the Verein für Jugendhilfe Karlsruhe e.V., the Justice Project e.V. and the Diakonisches Werk Karlsruhe. Asseco’s Austrian branch also took part in the campaign: on December 10, employees packed a total of 100 parcels for the Oberösterreichische Tafel.
“It’s hard to think about Christmas when you have just enough money or not even enough for the bare essentials,” explains Ralf Bachthaler. “With the ongoing crises in this world, the number of people affected by this is unfortunately growing instead of decreasing. As an employer with strong roots in the Karlsruhe area, we see it as a matter of course to get involved in the region and support those in need locally.”
“Especially in challenging times like these, social commitment is more important than ever,” emphasizes Markus Haller, CEO, CTO and Chairman of the Management Board of Asseco Solutions. “In recent years, the Advent campaign has established itself as a firm tradition at our headquarters in Karlsruhe. The fact that our Austrian location is now also joining the charitable cause this year is a strong sign and I am particularly pleased.”
Sascha Wellershoff adds: “I would like to thank our employees for their active participation in the campaign. In this way, we can support several charitable organizations this year and thus expand the circle of people to whom we can hopefully bring at least a little Christmas joy despite their difficult life situations.”
Tailor-made help for those in need
The contents of the Christmas parcels were tailored to the wishes and needs of the respective recipient groups in close consultation with the selected organizations: While children also find a small, age-appropriate toy in their presents, the parcels for the homeless and homeless people, for example, contain important hygiene items. Pensioners often express the wish for a packet of coffee, for which there is often no room in the tight budget.
Specifically, the Christmas presents reach the following groups of people in need via the charitable organizations:
- The Durlacher Tafel supports those in need with food and everyday products. The Christmas bags are distributed to 100 children aged 1-12 and 114 pensioners.
- The Karlsruhe station mission supports people seeking help and those in need at Karlsruhe main station. The Christmas bags go to 50 homeless people. Asseco also donates coffee for the station mission to serve on site to people in need.
- The Verein für Jugendhilfe Karlsruhe e.V. offers help for self-help for young and adult people and families in special social situations. 40 young people receive the Christmas bags here.
- The Justice Project e.V. supports women affected by human trafficking and forced labor. The Christmas bags go to a total of 70 women and 31 children.
- The Diakonisches Werk Karlsruhe & the Hans-und-Therese-Krille-Haus offer social therapeutic support for young people with mental illnesses, among other things. The Christmas bags are distributed to 21 young people.
- The presents packed as part of the Advent campaign at the Austrian branch will go to the Upper Austrian food bank, which will hand them out to needy people from the region at its Christmas party.
Financial support also for supra-regional charitable purposes
In addition to the gifts in kind for local charities, Asseco Solutions is once again supporting national charitable causes with monetary donations this year. A total of 5,000 euros will be donated to the work of Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. and a further 5,000 euros to SOS Children’s Villages.
Impressions of the Advent campaign
